The top of the Western Athletic Conference standings has had either Utah State or Nevada at the top for every one of the last eight seasons. Anybody want to take bets on if this will be year No. 9 of that run?
So far this year, Nevada has been the best, most consistent team in the WAC. With that in mind, it's no surprise that they're carrying the best record in non-conference play of anyone in the conference either, even if their strength of schedule is the weakest of the WAC's top four teams. They've only lost to good teams, and it's been a month and a half since that last happened.
After opening the year with a blowout loss to Missouri State (who is a solid team despite their record), Nevada went on the road to UNLV and took them to the wire, eventually losing 71-67. The Wolf Pack's only other loss came on a neutral court where BYU handed them a 21-point loss. Since then, Nevada has ran off eight-straight wins. On the flip side of that, they haven't faced a real test in a month now.
